Keeping it Fun

Like all parents, I have hopes and dreams for my son. And honestly, one of those hopes is that he will enjoy playing baseball from now through high school and college. That is what I did. But that is my dream, will it be his?  I know that my love for the game has been a big influence on him. Maybe part of why he loves baseball is because he knows I enjoy it.  I…

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Baseball Youth – The Nation’s Baseball Magazine for Kids

In the past, my son has received a couple subscriptions to different magazines for kids like National Geographic Kids.  He really enjoys receiving a piece of mail sent to him.  I found this magazine and think he will like it and this will be something we could read together.  Plus, it has baseball cards inside!  C’mon, perfect gift. Baseball Youth, The Nation’s Baseball Magazine for Kids, is a bi-monthly publication perfect for baseball loving kids…

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Eye Black

One of my teams favorite pregame rituals was applying the eye black.  During our season, I had our team mom line up the players and proceed down the line making them look like real ball players.  I would take a guess that most of the kids really don’t know what the the eye black is for.  Most of them would probably say it is cool, or makes you look intimidating or it is what big…

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Baseball Pants

I grew up playing baseball in the 70’s and 80’s.  I stopped playing baseball by the mid 90’s.  When it came to baseball pants, it was completely different than today.  Your pants were worn high to show the stirrups.  The stirrups were an important part of the uniform.  The option in that day was to either pull the stirrups up high showing the sanitary sock underneath or leave them low.  But the stirrups were showing….

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Mission Hills Sports Physicals Fundraiser slated for June 28th

Sports Physicals Fundraiser slated for June 28th Please mark your calendars for the upcoming Sports Physicals Fundraiser on Thursday, June 28th from 6p-8p at Redwood Hall. Annually, the Athletics department hosts the Sports Physicals Fundraiser to support the Athletic Training program to purchase first aid supplies and medical/rehab equipment for use by our injured student-athletes. Below are our medical partners who will be volunteering their time and expertise to help our community. We look forward…

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Baseball Cards

Call it an bribery, an incentive or a motivational tool, I have found a pack of baseball cards works pretty well to get a outcome from a group of 8 year old boys. My son played a scrimmage last night and their energy level through the first few innings was low.  There was no hustle, no communication, they were not having fun.  It looked like work for these 8 year olds.  I remembered I had…

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Drive the Ball

I found this article and the question sounded like something I have thought about for a while, “when my son bats he makes contact with almost every pitch, but the ball seldom makes it out of the infield. What can we do to get more distance out of the ball?” I had my son do the Soccer Ball Drill (see Drills page) to work on his follow through and build strength.  I can see the…

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